Volunteers

Responsibilities of Parents and Guardians

You want to engage each parent or guardian to help you work toward ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of girls. Clearly communicate to parents and guardians that they are expected to:
• Provide permission for their daughters to participate in Girl Scouting as well as provide additional consent for activities that take place outside the scheduled meeting place, involve overnight travel, involve the use of special equipment, and/or cover sensitive issues.
• Make provisions for their daughters to get to and from meeting places or other designated sites in a safe and timely manner and inform you if someone other than the parent or guardian will drop off or pick up the child.
• Provide their daughters with appropriate clothing and equipment for activities, or contact you before the activity to find sources for the necessary clothing and equipment.
• Follow Girl Scout safety guidelines and encourage their children to do the same.
• Assist you in planning and carrying out program activities as safely as possible.
• Participate in parent/guardian meetings.
• Be aware of appropriate behavior expected of their daughters, as determined by Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan and you.
• Assist volunteers if their daughters have special needs or abilities and their help is solicited.